Eagan v. Ayd’s Empirical Analysis

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14 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(b) In general. — On the motion of the Administration, a party to the proceeding, or on its own motion, the court shall order the mother, child, and alleged father to submit to blood or genetic tests to determine whether the alleged father can be excluded as being the father of the child. ***** (f) Laboratory report as evidence. — (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this subsection, the laboratory report of the blood or genetic test shall be received in evidence if: (i) definite exclusion is established; or (ii) the testing is sufficiently extensive to.exclude 97.3% of alleged fathers who are not biological fathers, and the statistical probability of the alleged father’s paternity is at least 97.3%. (2) A laboratory report is prima facie evidence of the results of a blood or genetic test. (3) (i) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the laboratory report of the blood or genetic test is admissible in evidence without the presence of a doctor or technician from the laboratory that prepared the report if the report: 1. is signed by the doctor or technician who prepared or verified the report; and 2. states that the result of the blood or genetic test is as stated in the report, (ii) When the laboratory report of the blood or genetic test is admitted in evidence, a doctor or technician from the laboratory that prepared the report is subject to cross-examination by any party to the proceeding if the party who desires cross-examination, ha”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 129 Md. App. 260 - Tyrone W. v. DANIELLE R.

2. ““(a) In general. — The General Assembly finds that: “(1) this State has a duty to improve the deprived social and economic status of children born out of wedlock; and “(2) the policies and procedures in this subtitle are socially necessary and desirable. “(b) Purpose. — The purpose of this subtitle is: “(1) to promote the general welfare and best interests of children born out of wedlock by securing for them, as nearly as practicable, the same rights to support, care, and education as children born in wedlock; “(2) to impose on the mothers and fathers of children born out of wedlock the basic obligations and responsibilities of parenthood; and “(3) to simplify the procedures for determining paternity, custody, guardianship, and responsibility for the support of children born out of wedlock.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Mulligan v. Corbett

3. “Whenever the defendant in bastardy proceedings denies that he is the father of the child, upon the petition of the defendant, the court shall order that the complainant, her child and the defendant submit to such blood tests as may be deemed necessary to determine whether or not the defendant can be excluded as being the father of the child. The result of the test shall be received in evidence, but only in case definite exclusion is established ... If the complainant or her child fail to submit to the blood tests ordered by the court to be taken, such fact, when properly adduced by evidence, shall be disclosed to the court and jury, and may be commented upon by the court or by counsel to the jury or to the court when sitting as a jury.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 129 Md. App. 260 - Tyrone W. v. DANIELLE R.